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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Alberto

« on: May 19, 2012, 05:12:59 PM »

 

Interesting fact, only 2 other tropical storms have tracked within 2 degrees of TS Alberto in the month of May, AND both of them have both made landfall on Long Island.

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: May 19, 2012, 03:05:33 PM »

The NHC did not just put a 50% chance of development on the storm off the coast of the South Carolina.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2012

« on: May 19, 2012, 02:32:14 PM »

OOO!!! Wow, can't wait to see what happens! Most tracks take it to the northeast! 

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC

« on: May 19, 2012, 09:55:50 AM »

I think it will either be Bryan or someone they'll hire to be the next hurricane expert. Bryan did pretty well during the last hurricane season. They'll make a decision soon, as the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season isn't too far away.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: May 19, 2012, 09:52:36 AM »

There's a 20% chance of tropical development on that low pressure just off the coast from the Carolinas. I don't think it will develop. I'm not worried about that. What I'm concerned about is the possible development of a sub-tropical cyclone later in the week. This storm that the GFS is depicting is expected to head north from the eastern Caribbean, with a well defined warm core at its center. It's expected to remain off shore; it might bring some rain showers and gusty winds to places in eastern Massachusetts like Cape Cod. The eastern side of this storm is expected to be stronger than the western side; the eastern side looks to have more precipitation and with a tighter pressure gradient due to a strong high east of the storm which would make the eastern side stronger. If the track doesn't change, we can only expect a few showers and strong surf from this, but if the track goes any more inland, and the winds might increase. We'll have to see.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: May 18, 2012, 09:10:02 PM »

59.8°F Clear
I have a feeling that there's going to be a lot of radiational cooling out in the pine barrens tonight. Might even get close to freezing in the pine barrens, it's already 49°F there.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: May 18, 2012, 03:49:35 PM »

I use this scale in some of my posts. It's made by me to determine the strength of non-tropical low pressure systems.

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Relative Wind Storm Severity Scale (RWSSS)

Cat 6. - Sustained Winds of 50mph+ or gusts to hurricane force or exceeding
Cat 5. - Sustained Winds of 50mph+ or gusts to 70mph or higher
Cat 4. - Sustained Winds of 40mph+ or gusts to 60mph or higher
Cat 3. - Sustained Winds of 35mph+ or gusts to 55mph or higher
Cat 2. - Sustained Winds of 30mph+ or gusts to 50mph or higher
Cat 1. - Sustained Winds of 25mph+ or gusts to 45mph or higher


Notable Recent Wind Storms:
Cat 6. - March 13,2010 gusts of 75mph reported
Cat 5. - December 26-27,2010 gusts of 70mph reported
Cat 4. - December 7-8,2011 gusts of 69mph were reported
Cat 4. - December 27,2011 gusts of 63mph were reported
Cat 4. - April 22-23,2012 sustained winds of 46mph(KLGA) and gusts of 58mph were reported
Cat 3. - October 28-29,2011 gusts of 55mph were reported
Cat 3. - February 25,2012 sustained winds of 39mph and gusts of 59mph were reported

The RWSSS is meant for use in determining the severity of non-tropical low pressure systems
and is not associated with severe weather, ex. Tornadoes, Straight Line Wind etc.
When determining the serverity, use only official observed weather data from within a 50 mile radius to your location; meaning
that if there is wind gust higher in another place that's greater than 50 miles from your location, that weather data would
be invalid for use in determining the serverity of the wind storm. Areas with frequently high wind (Ex. Mt. Washington), would
not count because those areas normally recieve high winds.

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General Discussion / Re: Solar Eclipse

« on: May 18, 2012, 02:18:47 PM »

Ah who cares, we'll all die by December 2012. 

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General Discussion / Re: Solar Eclipse

« on: May 17, 2012, 09:06:32 PM »

Won't be visible here like what Mike said. Won't see a solar eclipse here until May 1, 2079.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: May 16, 2012, 02:52:25 PM »

76.3°F Partly Cloudy
Dew Point: 66.2°F
RH: 71%

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: May 15, 2012, 08:44:47 PM »

... Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 am EDT Wednesday...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a dense fog
advisory... which is in effect until 9 am EDT Wednesday.

* Locations... Rockland and Westchester counties in New York... the
New York City Metro area... extreme northeast New Jersey... Long
Island and southern Connecticut.

* Hazards... dense fog.

* Visibilities... 1/4 to 1/2 mile and occasionally lower.

* Timing... through tonight into early Wednesday morning.

* Impacts... very low visibility.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be
reduced to one quarter mile or less. If driving... slow down... use
your low beam headlights... and leave plenty of distance ahead of
you in case a sudden stop is needed.

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The Game Room / Re: Rhyme Game

« on: May 15, 2012, 02:23:03 PM »

Ram

That was well already said.

New word: Dream

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: May 15, 2012, 02:14:46 PM »

62.5°F Very Heavy Rain/Breezy

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The Game Room / Re: Rhyme Game

« on: May 14, 2012, 09:44:08 PM »

Tram

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: May 14, 2012, 07:10:55 PM »

66.6°F Mostly Cloudy
Got up into the low 70's under cloudy skies, had a morning low of only 61°F too.